reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
confinement to one's home; being made to stay at home
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
(a place) within one's reach
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
several people; a few people
several items; many items
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
leadership; initiative; spearhead
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
the other day; a few days ago
plainclothes police officer
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
concealing one's thoughts; reserve; reservation
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
no way to do; nothing can be done
surmise (about someone's feelings); guess; conjecture; (showing) deference (to); consideration (of someone's wishes); servility
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
severe punishment; rigorous measures
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
studies; schoolwork; classwork